In April 2008 a pop ballad video called "Don't Be Too CNN" began circulating on the Internet. The song was written and performed by Murong Xuan and the video features clips from CNN's news reports on the riots in Tibet that took place in March 2008. The song suggests that CNN's coverage of events in China are biased towards the plight of Tibet.China Daily: Don't Be Too CNN, Don't Turn... (April 18, 2008)
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Lyrics suggest that CNN's coverage of events in China are biasedHerald Sun (AU): Chinese attack CNN with song (April 14, 2008)
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Lyrics include, "Why do you rack your brains in trying to turn black into white? Don't be too CNN."China Daily: Don't Be Too CNN, Don't Turn... (April 18, 2008)
